Ezekiel 17:11

11 Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 17:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:11

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying.
] Here follows the explanation of the above riddle and parable, which the prophet from the Lord had orders to deliver.

Ezekiel 17:11 In-Context

9 “Say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, that it may wither, that all its fresh springing leaves may wither? It can’t be raised from its roots by a strong arm or many people.

10 Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the ground where it grew.”’”

11 Moreover the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

12 “Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.

13 He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,